Monterey is a
ghost town in
Angelina County, in the
U.S. state of
Texas.
It is located within the
Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.
History
Monterey was the site of a mill established by the Industrial Lumber Company. The community had a general store operated by F.W. Speed. A post office was established at Monterey in 1902 and remained in operation until 1913 when it received its mail from nearby
Huntington. The postmaster was Alfred J. Wigley. The
St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas extended its railway past Monterey in 1905. It had a population of 25 in 1910 and only became a
railroad switch by
World War II.
Geography
Monterey was located on the
St. Louis Southwestern Railway
The St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company , known by its nickname of "The Cotton Belt Route" or simply "Cotton Belt", is a former Class I railroad that operated between St. Louis, Missouri, and various points in the U.S. states of Arkansas, Ten ...
near the banks of the
Angelina River, east of
Huntington in southeastern Angelina County.
Education
Today, the ghost town is located within the
Lufkin Independent School District.
See also
*
List of ghost towns in Texas
Images
File:Clairemont Texas Abandoned Jail.jpg, Abandoned jail in Clairemont (Kent County)
File:Benton City Institute.jpg, Abandoned school in Benton City (Atascosa County)
File:Close City Texas abandoned school.jpg, Abandoned school in C ...
References
Geography of Angelina County, Texas
Ghost towns in East Texas
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